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Whalsay

Norse name		 Hvalsøy
Meaning of name whale island
Location


Whalsay is located in Shetland

Whalsay

Whalsay



Whalsay shown within the Shetland Islands

OS grid reference HU560638
Coordinates 60°20′00″N 0°59′00″W / 60.3333°N 0.983333°W / 60.3333; -0.983333
Physical geography
Island group Shetland
Area 1,970 hectares (7.6 sq mi)[1]
Area rank 36 [2]
Highest elevation Ward of Clett 119 metres (390 ft)[1]
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Shetland Islands
Demographics
Population 1,061[3]
Population rank 14 [2]
Population density 53.86 people/km2[1][3]
Largest settlement Symbister
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References
[1][4][5]

Whalsay (Old Norse: Hvalsey or Hvals-øy, meaning 'Whale Island')[4][6] is the sixth largest of the Shetland Islands in Scotland.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 Recreation


  • 4 Attractions


  • 5 Media and the arts


  • 6 'Black fish' scandal


  • 7 Footnotes


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Geography




Road between Symbister and Isbister


Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle",[7] is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of 7.6 square miles (20 km2). The main settlement is Symbister,[8] where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels. Other main settlements include Clate, Isbister, Sandwick, Saltness, Huxter, Challister, Marrister, North Park and furthest north is Skaw.


The island is fertile and fairly densely populated, with crofting taking second place to fishing as the main local industries.



Transport


Ferries sail from Symbister to Laxo and Vidlin on the Shetland Mainland. When normal service is in operation two ferries run a tandem service between Symbister and Laxo. Departure times from the two terminals are normally around every 35 minutes according to a timetable, with the crossing taking approximately 30 minutes. The two ferries currently in service are the Hendra and the Linga. The Vidlin terminal is used when the weather causes the crossing to Laxo to become too rough. The journey between Symbister and Laxo takes around 30 minutes, but can take slightly longer depending on the weather and tides.


The island also has an airstrip at Skaw which is used only for emergencies.



Recreation


Skaw is home to the most northerly 18 hole golf course in the UK. There is a club house with adequate parking. Other sporting facilities on the isle are the Whalsay Leisure Centre, a snooker club and Harbison Park artificial sports field.


Sailing dinghies and Shetland model boats are popular, with an annual Whalsay Regatta, usually taking place in the last week of July. In recent times, the popularity of sailing has declined, with the number of participating boats decreasing with each passing year.


Whalsay has an amateur football club, as well as hockey and netball teams. These teams participate in Shetland leagues. Whalsay F.C.'s home ground is Harbison Park. In 2005, Whalsay F.C. took part in the Highland Amateur Cup, reaching the fourth knockout round. They beat Halkirk FC 2–0 in the 3rd round, but lost to Pentland Utd 2–1 in the 4th.



Attractions


Attractions on the island include the Neolithic ruin of Benie Hoose[9] and the settlement of Sudheim where Hugh MacDiarmid[5][8] lived in the 1930s and early 1940s. Grieve House is now one of Shetland Amenity Trust's Böds which offers economic, self-catering accommodation in a traditional building. Scotland's great poet Hugh McDiarmid (Christopher Grieve) lived for nine years in this croft house, where he wrote some of his best work.



Media and the arts


Whalsay is the location for the 2011 novel Dancing with the Ferryman by Frankie Valente and is the main location of Ann Cleeves's novel Red Bones (Macmillan, 2009), the third of her Shetland quartet.



'Black fish' scandal


In 2012, a number of Whalsay fishermen were fined for a 'cynical and sophisticated'[10] fishing scam involving the landing of tens of millions of pounds of illegally caught fish.



Footnotes





  1. ^ abcd Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 452–53


  2. ^ ab Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.


  3. ^ ab National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.



  4. ^ ab Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  5. ^ ab Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.


  6. ^ "Area guides – Whalsay". Visit Shetland. Retrieved 10 September 2007.


  7. ^ "Whalsay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2009.


  8. ^ ab Haswell-Smith (2004) pp. 454–55


  9. ^ Calder, Charles C. (1960–61) "Excavations in Whalsay, Shetland 1954–5" (pdf) PSAS. Retrieved 12 August 2008.


  10. ^ "Thirteen Shetland fishermen fined £470,000 for 'cynical and sophisticated' black fish scheme - The Shetland Times". The Shetland Times. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2018-10-11.




References



  • Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.


External links







  • Listen to recordings of a speaker of Whalsay Scots

  • BBC Voices: further example recordings of speakers from Whalsay, 2004






Coordinates: 60°20′N 0°59′W / 60.333°N 0.983°W / 60.333; -0.983







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